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LOT 0974
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (22.5 grams, 28 mm).
With frieze depicting two standing robed figures before a crowned figure on a throne, symbols in the field; later drilled 'pellets'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.16.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 99, for type.
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LOT 0974
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Khorasan Blue Glazed Jar with Decoration
12th-13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Composed of a globular body with broad ribbed neck and shallow foot, the body painted with vertical dashes and scrolling forms, some restoration; rim chipped. 366 grams, 15.2 cm high
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
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Bactrian Polished Stone Fishing Net Weight
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Drilled for suspension and amorphous in shape. 30.2 grams, 42 mm
Gabby family collection since the late 1960s, thence by descent. -
Old Babylonian Clay Cuneiform Tablet with Administrative Text
Circa 18th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,885
To both principal faces; pillow-shaped in form. 116 grams, 71 mm
Specialised collection of cuneiform texts, the property of a London gentleman and housed in London before 1992. Thence by descent to family members. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection is exceptional for the variety of types, including some very rare and well preserved examples.
